This is an old recording of "Blackbird" from Brad Mehldau that was taken down from youtube years ago. I found it on my drive recently and thought it was worth sharing.
I heard this rendition for the first time 6 years ago and it has stuck with me ever since. I was heartbroken when the video was taken down, and the fact that you have reuploaded it has quite literally been one of the highlights of my 2018 so far. Thank you so much.
I fantasize in my imagination where this track would've been an additional track on Beatles white album as "version #2" or something, played by McCartney. (Please don't misconstrue as disrespect or detraction in any form from the credit due and admiration for Mr. Mehldau, of whom I am an eternally grateful fan and deep admirer). And so with that P.S. in mind, Thank you Brad M. for such a gorgeous piece, and a heart-melting interpretation of the tune. God bless.
Hiromi's release of her solo Blackbird (lovely intro, more pianistic than deep-dive) is inspiring interest in Brad Mehldau's versions. This one is worthy, his Art of the Trio version is more polished, but his performance on 10 Years Solo Live is incredible!
This recording is good and I was so bummed when I couldn't find it, Drew thank you for reuploading! You were the person who showed me this video 6 years ago!
Brad, I don't know if you check these comments but I am wondering if you modeled this arrangement after the Chopin Raindrop Prelude with the repeated root note and overall trajectory of the piece. I love playing that masterpiece and I wish I had the chops to play Blackbird in the same style like you do.
This is excellent, but his performance on 10 Years Solo Live is next-level Beatles-loving-250IQ-aliens-took-over-his body! I saw Brad Mehldau live with his trio and that was different than his Art of the Trio recording, it was very percussive. It would be great if you could cue up any performance and the artists got fairly paid.
Hello Patrick, hope this question is still important to you. There is a concrete answer from the eastern tradition of Yoga. Yoga Sutra I.33 from Patanjali says: “By cultivating attitudes of friendliness toward the happy, compassion for the unhappy, delight in the virtuous, and disregard toward the wicked, the mind-stuff retains its undisturbed calmness.” By cultivating delight towards wonderful artists I find myself more willing to dive into their art and also find more joy in the experience. The peace that this brings may be more constructive towards your personal artistic path. You can find more about this in: www.theyogasanctuary.biz/inside-the-yoga-sutras-the-keys-to-peace-i-33/ Not trying to be preachy, hope you are well.
Good question Patrick. Uplifted by their natural talent but sad that however hard I practice I will always fall short. We are all different in our genetic make up I guess.
